Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09
FREIGHT MOVERS.
They Seem to be Losing
Their Ground In the
Great Strike.
a Number Of Democrats
Remonstrate With
Mr. Carlisle.
Most Important Decision in
Barb Wire Litigation
Freight Bloekaae On the Ohls Lifted
International Range Association
Sugar Growers In Session
Confirmed by the Senate
-Adams's Express
Conpany.


The kfelWh& M9Eefss 81Fkke~
NKw Yonx, Feb. S.-There vas con
siderable activity on the river from
/ this morning, and freight vas beini
moved With much more dispatch thar
on any day since the strike. The timl
that has elapsed since the lonQshore
men and freight handlers quit work hal
| enabled the railroad and ateaushi,
com qanies IA select. and IN some case
tram sufficient men 10 keep thl
freight moving steadily along. besidel
many et the old freight handlers ani
loDRshoFemen are coming back 10 work
not at the places where they are knowr
bat where they are least likely TO b,
recognized.
There are str0ng indications that ths
lonQsboremen's strike will be end
within "A hours By the strikers return
ing to work where they can get if. ThG
boss stsve1ofes say they can get all The
hslp they want.
Carlisle.
WAsH1NGTox, Feb. s.--Speaker Oar.
lisle today received Q letter signed John
s. Henderson, George ID. Wise and
Sam Randall, of which the following
extracts convey some significance:
s'Dear SIR We regret exceedingly
that you should not have sson your way
clear yesterday to have given receg.
nition to some Democrat and enabled
him 10 move to suspend the rules for
the purpose Of giving she House an cp-
p0Ftunity 10 consider question Of total
repeal of the Internal Revenue Tax on
tobacco. Your refusal to 10 give this
recognition, together with your letter
of the 7th inst. deserves more than q
passing notice. II two thirds ef the
House are in favor Of such repeal, il
vas q grave responsibility for you to
oppose sach q large maisFity Of the
Representatives OF the people.
Assuming, however. for the sake Of
an argument. that the friends Of the
proposition constitute q less number
than twe-thirds, their strength is oer-
tainly such that they ought to have
been permitted TO test the sense Of the
House upon the question, especially
since the country 10 watching with In
fenss interest the action Of the House
10 respect thereto. A large number of
the members Of the House have been
urging them 20 obtain, II possible, tbs
consideration Of the subject. We do
not wish to be misunderstood. We
earnestly desire, from q party stand
point, that the recognition should have
besn given 10 Democrat TO make the
motion, but We would vote cheerfuIly
for the proposition, whether made BY g
Democrat or by Republican.
We believe that the friends Of the rs-
peal Of the tobacco tax we're so strong
IN the House that We would save 70 the
oppressed taxpayers Of this country an
annual reda stien OF tax TO be extent of
&28, ,000, 200, II the motion for repeal
could have been made in the House on
Monday Of this week. the latest day
when such q motion. to be effective
under the rules, would be Ia order der
ing the Forty ninth Congress. The
motion, II made during the last six DAYS
Of the session, would almost o rtainly
be too late to secare Q favorable con
sideratiaD Of the question in the Senate.
We thi3k that the revision Of the tariff
and OF the internal revenue laws can be
from time 10 time BY reform
ing obvious and greater grievances Of
the two systems, and that We should not
sweeping changes have not been practi-
cable.
II the House vas considered eompe-
tent TO deal with the silver question,
with the pension question and with tbs
question, from the die
tatioH of Q Democratic aancds, We
think u ought 10 be eompstent TO dsal
with the question Of the reduction Of
tar. The caucna ought not nov 10 be
invoked TO justify the policy Of delay
and non action on this subject. We
hope. With you, that seine plan
may vet be devised which will enable
the House 10 consider the whole subject
Of revenue reductioR and revision. In
the spirit OF fairness 70 all interests,
and In accordance with the letter and
spirit and platform Of the National
Democratic party, adopted at the con-
vention held at Chisago In the year
1884. and we assure yoa that ve are
ready 10 mest any Of our Democratic
Who ere prepared 10 treat
with as on sach q basis"
ImpersAnt Rarbed wire Deelsion.
81. Lsum, FEB. S.-Unifed States Dis
IFict Judge Treat has rendered Q de-
asaes Which have OF late years
Iowa Steel Barb Wire O mpany Of
Iowa, against the South
srn Barb Wire Company Of Sc. L0uia
The decision was against the local CON
pany, declaring that the Ross patent for
baFbed wire manufaoturina under
zhich the 81. Louis company vas Op-
.ratinS vas an infrinQesnenk upon The
BurFeIl patent held BY the MaFshalltown
Ter 5 yesFs. and The decision is regarded
BY LAWYERS as the most important one
ID baKbed wire litigation since the de-
vision Of JudRe Drunm0nd In the Gid
den case Of 1854.
FFeaEht Blockade on the 0hio has Seen
lined.
CxcTSxKTI. Feb. s.--Tha river has
sontinued 10 fall at the Fats Of and
inches Per houF. The water has 20
TAR Feeeded that ell trains have retarned
10 the Central passenger depot. and the
freish ht blookade has besn lifted.
EnsernnstsnnA Range Aaseefnaisa.
DExvKa, (Col), Feb. 6-Ths second
annual meeting of she InternsiioBal
Range Association convened e the
Grand Opera House this morning with
absat $50 delegates present. represent
i1g AL the range ooaptKy between the
MissoaFi River and the Pacific. An
address Of welcome vas delivered By
Governor Adams and also by Mayer
Bates. The Oonveutiou appointed Q
Committee on CredenfiAis and took .
recess uufii afternooa.
"A the affernoon se9sisn Of he con
vsntioa the only business transactsd
vas the bearing Of the reports Of ossesFs
fer The past year. the appointnent Of
several committees and the adoptioa Of
. memorial 20 Congress asking for the
passage Of isws 70 exftrpaAe all es1ta-
Qious cattle disaases and for an appro-
saxy expsneea.
susax Growers n ee..lon.
81. LoUn, Feb. el-Ihe National